Improvement in attachments for harness



NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

WILLIAM A. BLUNDELL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, WILLIAM P. NELSON, AND MATHEVV C. TULLY.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 12,889, dated March 2l., 1871.

To all whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. BLUNDELL, of St. Louis, in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Single or Double Horse Attachments, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and true description thereof, reference being had to the accomuse niy said invention, I Will now more fully describe the same, referring to the` accompanying Figurel asa perspective View; to Figs. 2 and 3 as part side elevations, respectively, showing trace-hooks detached and secured, and to Fig. 4 as a part top plan.

By preference, the shafts or tu gs A are formed of suitable metal. At the ends, said tugs A have elongated slots a and hooks B pivoted at a', and constructed as generally indicated in detail, Figs. 2 and 3. The tugs A are attached to the whiftletree C, having suitable knob.

hooks,c,iitted to pass in the slots a of the tug A. rIhe hook B,being then inserted over the knobs @,secures said tugs to the whiffletree, as required. The front ends of the tugs A, by a similar hook, B,'are secured to a trace or hame-clip, D, (having a knob, el, to t in the slots en) to the collar-haines or hame-hooks in manner usual. By thus attaching the tugs A to the collar-hames and whiftletrees, respectively, it is plain said tugs are readily detachable. At the same time the attach ment is such that accidental disengagements of the tugs are prevented. The ends of the tugs are also strengthened where most needed. The tugs A are supported at the sides of the animal by the straps E E passing over the back of the animal, and secured in slots e by suitable metallic end loops, e', as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. A back-strap and crnpper connect the straps E E on the horses back in manner usual 5 also, securely connected to the tugs Avis the lstrap E2, serving as the usual belly-band. The animal,thus harnessed,is readily detachable from its draft-load without any liability to accident, and the delays and inconveniences incident to the orrdinarymode of disengagiug the animal from its load are overcome. Furthermore, by constructing the tugs A inflexible, the same are always retained in an inclined horizontal position, leaving sufficient space for the free movements of theanimal, and rendering the draft for the animal more easy and comfortable.

I do not claim forming the tugs A inflexible or securing the saddle and belly-straps to intleXible tugs; but l p What I do claim is- The straps E E El and inlie'Xible tugs A,

'having slots a and hooks B at each end, relatively arranged to form a harness attachment, as described, and operating in the manner specified. f

In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set my hand.

W. A. BLUNDELL.

Vitnesses:

VILLIAM WV. HERTHEL, ROBERT BURNS. 

